Cataphract(1999)
Games like Cataphract
Looking for games like Cataphract? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Infidel: The Supremacy of Cavalry in the Crusader Era – 11th-12th Century(2011)
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Chandragupta: Great Battles of the Mauryan Empire – India, 319-261 BC(2008)
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The Siege of Alesia: Gaul, 52 B.C.(2005)
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Trajan(1991)
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Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble(2014)
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Inflection Point: The Battle for Kalach and the Battle of Chir(2025)
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Caesar in Gallia: Conquest on the Ancient Frontier(1993)
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Old School Tactical: Volume 4 – Italian Theater 1943-45(2023)
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Here Come the Rebels(1993)
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Stonewall in the Valley(1995)
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La Bataille de Ligny(1991)
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Gustav Adolf the Great: With God and Victorious Arms(2006)
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Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble
Inflection Point: The Battle for Kalach and the Battle of Chir
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Stonewall in the Valley
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